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Professional Resources

MLA develops resource materials and fosters relationships with allied associations, agencies, networks, and organizations that share concerns about the field of health sciences librarianship and medical information management.

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To top of page Benchmarking and Library Standards

  • 2007 Benchmarking Survey Site

  • 2004 Health Science Library Statistics and Benchmarking Interactive Report Site: Choose from 13 variables to customize six reports; charts and graphs illustrate data from 325 participants from multiple library types. Free to survey participants and via subscription to MLA members and others.
  • MLA Benchmarking Network: [MO] View the 2004 "composite hospital library" data, data worksheets from the last two benchmark surveys, definitions, and more.
  • Standards
    • Challenge to Action: Planning and Evaluation Guidelines for Academic Health Sciences Libraries [ purchase print copy ]
    • Guidelines for Libraries Serving Dental Education Programs [ view ]
    • Guidelines for Libraries Serving Dental Hygiene Education Programs [ view ]
    • Standards for Chiropractic College Libraries [ view ]
    • Standards for Hospital Libraries 2002 with 2004 revisions [ view ]

To top of page Compensation & Salary Issues

To top of page Expert Searching

The nation's health sciences librarians must continue to play a significant role in the expert retrieval and evaluation of information in support of knowledge- and evidence-based clinical, scientific, and administrative decision making at all health institutions. View MLA's policy statement about the "Role of Expert Searching in Health Sciences LIbraries" and other resources available for expert searchers.

To top of page Health Information Literacy

Many people lack the ability to understand and use the information they need to make good health decisions. Visit MLA's new Website focusing on health literacy and health information literacy, with resources for health and information professionals and health consumers.

To top of page JCAHO Accreditation Resources

To top of page Library Public Relations and Marketing

To top of page Professional Issues
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